The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-10-05

Gray has gone TO Connecticut, where she is
to work in a watch factory. 80 Miss Liz
zie Thompson is at home from Hartford.
- Dick Kennedy is at Gaysville for
few days.
PlainfieId.
NELSON SHoREY has span of we'll
matched Clydesdale colts, two years old,
that weigh 2,17S pounds. - At the auc-
tion sale of the estate of G. A. Bartlett the
farm sold for $3.50, which is $3.50 less than
the listers appraisal in 1886 80 Mr.. II.
f. Cutler has large new building nearly
completed which he intends to use princi-
pally for storehouse. 80 Mrs. Lucinda
Lyford of Cabot is visiting friends here.
- On Monday John Laird broke one of
his legs by barrel of vinegar which he
was unloading from wagon falling on it,
80 Several relatives of A. f. Snow were
visiting him last week. 80 Archie NJ.
Batchelder and wife and II. II. Dewey are
in Massachusetts on business and visiting.
- Dan Holt has returned to college at
Hanover. - l.. G. Batchelder has sold
his farm to his son-n-law, Frank Batchel-
der. Price paid, $500.
Roxbury.
FRANK p. RICH, aged twenty-four years
(son of Charles Rich, passenger on No.
5S train last Wednesday, was killed by be-
ing thrown from the platform. 1t seems
that he, with a number of others, was
en- route for the fair ground near North
field, and stood on the rear platform of the
train. AS the train swept around sharp
curve, just before reaching the fair ground,
Rich was thrown Off He must have been
instantly killed, as he was dead when the
tran-men reached him.
Waitsfield.
THE ladies of the Congregational society
extend a cordial invitation to all to attend
a crazy tea-party" on Thursday evening,
| October 18th. The bill of fare and entertain
! nj no xunrth oft ion Of
the public. 60 There will be harvest
concert at the Methodist church one week
! from next Sunday evening, October 10th.
| The decoration of the church and the exer-
cses will be appropriate to the occasion. A
collection will be taken for the benefit of
some phase of the missionary work.
..t Warren.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. NJ. E. Perkins
next week Tuesday afternoon. - There
| will be a social gathering Friday evening
of this week at E. W. Slayton s, to which
all are invited.
East Warren.
ANDREW HARMON of Omaha, Neb, and
| Eugene Harmon of Shelby, Kan, have been
visiting at William p. Harmon's - Mr..
and Mrs. j. c. Gleason were called to
Bristol last week to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Chase Bush. - William p Har-
mon went to Sheffield, Ct, last Thursday to
attend the funeral of his cousin. - Mr..
and Mrs. Lemuel Shaw of Walden are WIS.,
iting their son, Dustin Scott. - Mrs.
George Newcomb is spending a short time
with her daughter, Mrs. w. f. Barney of
Montpelier. - Mrs. l.. NJ. Learned and
daughter Cora spent most of last week with
their friends in town. - S. f. Hutchin-
son of Seminary Hill, Montpelier, spent
Saturday and Sunday in town. - Miss
Ella Vinson is visiting friends in East
Bethel. - Mrs. Jackson Pratt went to
Bristol last week to attend the funeral of
her sister. She intends to visit her son in
the insane asylum at Brattleboro before
her return. - Rev. w. A. Averll is ex-
pected to occupy the pulpit here next
Sabbath.
A PARTY of young people, composed of
both societies, met at the hotel hall Friday
evening to consider the matter of organiz-
ing reading club for the winter. Some
appropriate name will be decided upon for
the club and then the organization will be
in working order. 1t being purely a lit
erary organization, great amount of good
may be derived from the meetings. 1t will
be open to all the young people of the viii
lage. - The services of r. r. Merrill,
Jr., have been secured for the coming
winter by Citizens band. - Rev. George
f. Smith returned last week from his much
needed vacation to resume his labors among
this people. - Ben. Dewey, an old resi-
dent of this place, was in town Monday,
He is now residing in Brooklyn, n. Y.
&C. n. Arms and NJ G. Canerdy
started for Kansas City Monday night.
- Rev. c.. NJ. Sheldon attends the
meeting of the American Board, which is
to be held in Springfield, Mass, this week.
Waterbury Center.
NEXT Tuesday evening the Woman's Re-
lief Corps are to have a supper at their hail.
and will also sell quilt they have been
making. - Last Saturday the Seminary
nine went TO Stowe and played game with
the Stowe nine, which was re-enforced by
several from Morrisville. The game was
called by the umpire at the seventh inning
on account of the darkness. The result of
the game was as follows: Seminary nine,
twenty-siX Stowe and Morrisville nine,
fifteen. On their return home the boys
found fine supper awaiting them at the
lodge, furnished by the young ladies. -
Professor Marsh will conduct the services
in the Baptist church next Sunday, in the
absence of Elder Fuller, who will be in
attendance at the quarterly meeting at
Starksboro. - Horace W. Humphrey
has just received pension of 50 per month
and $50 arrears. - Mrs. Sarah Will
Jams went to New York last week Monday
to visit daughter. - Mrs Hattie E.
Hunter has gone TO Jericho, expecting to
stay there a few weeks. - Mr. and Mrs.
Bickford of Huntington were at Elder Full
ler's last week. - Arthur A. and Miss
f. A. Necomb were in Elmore last Saturday
and Sunday Miss Newcomb's place in the
choir being supplied by Miss Cora b.
Hunter. 60 Mrs May ID. Davids and her
two sons left for their home in Larchmont,
lsN. Y, last Friday.
South Woodbury..
THE funeral services of Wendell Wiley
only son of Ransom and Susan Wiley of
Hardwick, were held at the church here on
Sunday last and the remains We're inferred
in the cemetery here.
Worcester.
THE Methodist society held quarterly
meeting services in the Congregational
church last Sunday, that society uniting
with them. - The Young Ladies Mite
Society realized SOS as the proceeds of their
late sociable. =- The furnace is being
put into the basement of the new church.
- Elder Thatcher was called away TO
attend the funeral of two of the children of
Torrey Hill of MiddeSeX, both dying of lung
fever at about the same time. - II. t.
Clark and wife have gone to Randolph to
keep clearinghouse. - Mrs. Sally Col
lier was taken quite ill Sunday morning
Addison County.
Hancock.